Why the Forum still has the Old School Vibe & Look?

[Cypra]

Hello fellow bitcoiners & Forum Members. I'm a crypto enthuasist since 2015 , If I recall correctly the first time I had learnt about bitcoin the price was  around $3500-$4000/BTC. That time the community of Bitcoin was not that spread like today, so I would hardly find someone to talk about it.

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta. So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot. Forums Adopted technology with it, but this one forum still has previous vibe. Why Admins didn't changed the forum. Even I saw some member's are updating some forums statistics manually , which could have done automated.

I'm just curious about it 

[notocactus]

That time the community of Bitcoin was not that spread like today, so I would hardly find someone to talk about it.

When community was smaller in the past, the biggest community you could find and join for Bitcoin discussions is Bitcoi forum, this one.

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta.

More surprised that you did not join this forum in the past with less noisy social media platforms like now.

So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot. Forums Adopted technology with it, but this one forum still has previous vibe. Why Admins didn't changed the forum.

Simple. The forum community loves this design.

There was attempts and resources spent for Epochtalk software but it was stopped months ago.
No longer pursue Epochtalk.

[LoyceV]

You may want to read No longer pursuing Epochtalk.

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta. So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot.

It's funny how you mention large corporate money makers as examples of advanced technology. We here on Bitcointalk don't want algorithms to tell us what we can read.

[shield132]

Hello fellow bitcoiners & Forum Members. I'm a crypto enthuasist since 2015 , If I recall correctly the first time I had learnt about bitcoin the price was  around $3500-$4000/BTC. That time the community of Bitcoin was not that spread like today, so I would hardly find someone to talk about it.

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta. So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot. Forums Adopted technology with it, but this one forum still has previous vibe. Why Admins didn't changed the forum. Even I saw some member's are updating some forums statistics manually , which could have done automated.

I'm just curious about it 

Long story short, tell yourself that Bitcointalk is a digital museum and it's saved in its original form. Sadly, this forum isn't upgraded, it's 2025 and the forum is not still responsive for smartphones. As I see, theymos doesn't have much time to dedicate to the development of this forum and he decided to keep it as it is, he stopped accepting advertisements on this forum and uses forum funds to pay for servers.
Despite the fact that this forum technologically feels very degraded, I can assure you that it has a great community and lots of talented members. The work of Loycev, TryNinja, bitmover and other forum members prove that this forum is exceptional despite its very old design and features.

[Doan9269]

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta. So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot. Forums Adopted technology with it, but this one forum still has previous vibe. Why Admins didn't changed the forum. Even I saw some member's are updating some forums statistics manually , which could have done automated.

Maybe you need to see this one first

Bitcointalk's important historic changes
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5186820.0

Also, do you know how easy it has been to maintain a large and well moderated community like this, how it has been surviving series of attempts related to attacks, how it keeps running and other changes that has been implemented but you're not aware of.

Maybe you should not compare bitcointalk to other social media platforms, because they serve different purpose.

[stwenhao]

Why the Forum still has the Old School Vibe & Look?

Because there is no need to change it. However, if you want to see more "modern" design, then there are also places like that: https://delvingbitcoin.org/

Also, if the only thing you don't like, is the way of presenting things, then it can be changed on the client-side. Because if the content is good, but the only complain is about "old school UI", then it can be personalized, and rendered with some new UI engines.

And there are many crawlers, that can give you exactly the same content, but in a different form. For example: https://ninjastic.space/search?topic_id=5565311

Which means, that it is just a matter of writing a browser plugin, or a crawler, which will give you exactly the same content, but present it in a different way.

[Mahiyammahi]

Imagine Satoshi had returned and don't recognize his own forum😁. How Theymos would explain this. Jokes Aprt Theymos tried to built a new software to adapt the forum new looks but it had the full of bugs he decided to left the project. Also this forum is the proof of Bitcoins existence, proof of Satoshis existence.
Welcome to the forum, you could meet lot's of legends here. I like the forum as it is right now, also forum is rn not generating any revenue so adopting it with social media structure could lead mess.

[Myleschetty]

Bitcointalk, which prioritizes decentralization and legacy, cannot be compared to social media, which is an algorithm driven centralized platform that abuses user data. Aligning with the forum's legacy and decentralization is more important than simply changing this forum's appearance, features, and design.

[EarnOnVictor]

I joined on forum recently, previously I had engagement with X , reddit , Meta. So I'm wondering why this forum still has the Old School vibe. Like back in 2010-2013 we had this types of forums a lot, since than technology advanced a lot. Forums Adopted technology with it, but this one forum still has previous vibe. Why Admins didn't changed the forum. Even I saw some member's are updating some forums statistics manually , which could have done automated.

Maybe you need to see this one first

Bitcointalk's important historic changes
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5186820.0

Sure, Bitcointalk has made efforts in the past to make some changes, and it's still making changes, but this can't be compared to what the OP is referring to. If you are familiar with the modern forums, you wouldn't think twice. The forum should sync better and be self-sufficient in many capabilities instead of using third-party websites and bridges/substitutes. All it needs is new software or an entire overhaul of the current one to expand its capabilities. Not patching.

Also, do you know how easy it has been to maintain a large and well moderated community like this, how it has been surviving series of attempts related to attacks, how it keeps running and other changes that has been implemented but you're not aware of.

That's not the point. Every forum puts out efforts too. Surely, Bitcointalk has a lot to be praised for, but at the same time, what is due is due, and there's no substitute for that. I noticed what the OP stated the very first time I came across the forum, and I am sure that attempts were made to do the needful. A good proof is this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5528745.0. This shows that even the admin knows what is right, but there are constraints.